Feed-bag support.



P. J. PLYNN.

FEED BAG SUPPORT.

APPLICATION rum) MAR. 14, 1012.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

QZM 6 civil.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO.,WASHINUTON, u. c.

PETER J. FLYNN, 0F PITTSBURGH, IPENNSYLVANIA.

FEED-BAG- SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18; 1913.

Application filed March 14, 1912. Serial No. 683,901.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER J. FLYNN, a citizenof the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the countyof Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Feed-Bag Supports, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to feed bag supports, and the primary object ofmy invention is the provision of simple and effective means, as will behereinafter set forth, for supporting a feed receptacle from the collaror tugs of the harness, whereby a horse can freely move the head whenfeeding, thereby insuring perfect comfort, proper ventilation andpreventing waste of food.

Another object of this invention is to provide a foldable feed bagsupport that can be easily and quickly placed in position and adjustedwhereby a horse can readily obtain feed from the bag.

A further object of this invention is to provide a foldable feed bagsupport that is durable, inexpensive to manufacture and highly efficientfor the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimedf Reference will nowbe had to the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the feed bag support, Fig. 2 is anenlarged side elevation of a tug or trace attachment, partly broken awayand partly in section, Fig. 3 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 4. is across sectional view taken on the line IVIV of Fig. 2.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a horse collar having hames 2 to whichare attached the forward ends of tugs or traces 3.

Attached to the inner and outer sides of the tugs 3 are side plates land 5 having the upper edges thereof, at the ends, provided withapertured ears 6 and 7. Arranged between the apertured ears 6 arespacing washers 8 that are retained between said ears by rivets 9 orother fastening means. The apertured ears 7 are connected by bolts 10and nuts 11 and it is through the medium of the bolts and nuts that theside plates 4 and 5 can be clamped upon the tug 3.

The side plates 5 are provided with longitudinal rectangular guldes 12for channel supports 13, said supports having the upper and lower sidesthereof provided with openings 14: adapted to aline with openings 15 inthe guides 12. Pins 16 are arranged within the openings 14 and 15 tohold the supports 13 in said guides. The pins 16 can be attached bychains 17 to the apertured lugs 6, whereby the pins 16 cannot becomeaccldentally displaced or lost. 1

The forward ends of the channel supports 13 are provided with hingemembers 18 and pivotally connected to said members by pins 19 are hingemembers 20 of forwardly extending arms 21, said arms representlng afoldable prolongation of said supports. The arms 21 have the forwardends thereof provided with confronting hooks 23 and detachably mountedupon said hooks are the upper edges of a flexible bag 24 having ametallic bottom or pan 25. The front of the flexible bag 24 has aventilating opening 26 covered by a screen 27. The flexible bag ispreferably made of canvas and the metallic bottom or pan 25 of anon-corrosive material, as galvanized sheet metal.

Vhen the feed bag support is not in use, the bag 24 is removed, thesupports 13 withdrawn from the guides 12 and the arms 21 folded uponsaid supports. The entire device can then be readily carried under thedrivers seat of a vehicle.

hat I claim is A feed bag support comprising two pairs of side plates,each including an inner and an outer plate and each plate of each pairof plates provided with two pairs of lugs, the plates of each pairadapted to be positioned against the inner and outer faces of a tug,means extending through the lugs of each pair of plates for detachablyclamping the plates to the tug, the outer plate of each pair of plateshaving its outer face formed centrally with a longitudinally extendingguide including a top, bottom and side integral with each other, saidtop and bottom provided with alining openings, a longitudinallyeXtendingchannel-shaped adjustable support mounted in each of saidguides and provided with openings adapted to aline In testimony whereofI afliX my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

PETER J. FLYNN.

Witnesses MAX H. SRoLovITz, CHRISTINA T. H001).

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

